Enjoy, Explore, Learn!

The Refuge Junior Naturalist program provides opportunities for children 10-12 years of age to work with refuge staff and biologists on projects designed to introduce them to a career in natural resources. Participants learn basic naturalist skills, which are then applied to actual wildlife conservation projects, including sea turtle patrols, tree planting, insect collection and keeping a nature journal.

Brazoria National Wildlife is part of the Texas Mid-coast Refuge Complex, which also includes San Bernard and Big Boggy Refuges. For more information on the three refuges, contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Chinese tallow is an exotic tree that causes large-scale damage to the refuge's wetland and prairie ecosystems, as well as the wildlife that depend on the coastal habitat. The exotic tree quickly invades an area and, because it did not evolve here, has no natural predators. Trying to eliminate this and other exotic species is a management priority of the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge and the National Wildlife Refuge System.

More Water Than Land

Incoming tides of this coastal refuge combine life-giving nourishment from the Gulf with fresh river waters to create one of the most biologically rich environments in Texas. Because of its importance to birds, the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge and its companion refuges, San Bernard and Big Boggy, were designated an Internationally Significant Shorebird Site by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.